The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-08-27
ISSAQUENA POLITICS.
OPT. Anasrssn'. Rsvly.


eslt. Andsrssn's Reply.
j. P. KERsHAw, ESQ.
MY DEAR SIR:-Your letter of
the 18th inst, handed me on yes
terday, demands this hasty reply.
heartily agree with you IN deplor-
ing the unexpected condition of
political affairs in this comfy and
appreciate your kind expression
of esteem and friendship so long
based upon mutual admiration for
each other. Having held the office
of Sheriff so long feel warranted
in saying / have, during the period
OF my Official career, done as
much as any member of the Dem.
ocratic party to inculcate its prin-
ciples. unite its ranks, and pre-
serve its agreed relations with the
large majority of republicans clti-
zens of Issaquena county, with
whom we agreed in 1877 to divide
the various Offices and fixed the
representation Of each party, (the
Democrats then numbering one
hundred and eighty, the Republi.
cans twenty.nine hundred.) The
agreed representation was fixed
as near as possible-according to
the greater or less number o
white and colored voters in each
District. hence, District No, l, 2
and 8 have five delegates each;
District No, A has seven and Dis.
trict No. 8 has eight delegates,
making the county representation
for each party, in County Conven-
ton, thirty delegates, agreeing
that each party put forward its
best material for Office and each
endorse the nomination of the
other In view of above stated
facts no Democrat should depart
from this custom or should feel
humiliated on account of the Re-
publican party carrying out their
agreement to ratify and endorse
the Democratic nominations, es.
pecially when the claims of both
candidates were urged with una.
bated zeal for endorsement. Had
you succeeded in securing this en-.
dorsement, my chances reduced
less notwithstanding l received
the majority of the Democratic
vote polled in precinct Conven.
tions l would have advised my
friends that we bow submislvely
to the will of the majority and
join hands to elevate q worthy
Democrat and good citizen.
Now, that the public may under
stand the situation and fully ap.
preclate the impossibility to carry
out your plan; Be 1t known, that
on the 10th of July last the Chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee called q meeting Of
the Committee. composed Of thir.
teen members. seven being a'quo'
rum, to meet on that day at the
Court House. Pursuant to call
seven members Of said Committee
were in Mayersville, and you well
remember on that day two of its
members-openly opposed Moro
fused to attend, for reason given,
"that they were In the minority;
hence there was no meeting and
the officers of the party were there.
by estopped from the performance
of their party duty. You as we'll
remember on that day one of your
friends and supporters approach
cd me to know If would submit
to o Primary Election, l replied
that l would. You and Mr., A. j.
Burton were consulred and deci.
ded 1t would not advantage you
aud declined. How could q pri.
mary advantage you now-in the
face of q nomination and general
endorsement or is 1t possible
that arbitration would effect when
every Democratic voter has been
canvassed to the utmost excite.
ment, until brother opposed
brother, neighbor against neigh.
Dor and with this frame of mind
they go to the precinct conven.
tious 7 How did they terminate
With three exceptions they dis
agreed and sent two sets of dele.
gates. / will now give the total
vote in the county and how the
Districts stood as regards each
candidate.
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